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General Knowledge Quiz for Tuesday, 13 January 2015

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Q1. Which of these words is English slang for "head"?

A
Bunch
B
Ponce
C
Conch
D
Bonce
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Q2. What is 0 degrees Celsius on the Fahrenheit scale?

A
-32 degrees
B
0 degrees
C
32 degrees
D
273.15 degrees
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Q3. The annual International Tree Climbing Championship is held under the auspices of which organisation?

A
ISA
B
ITTC
C
WTC
D
IOC
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Q4. What disaster hit Bangladesh on 13 November 1970, killing 500,000 people?

A
Cyclone Bhola
B
Dhaka earthquake
C
Bhutan avalanche
D
Flooding of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River
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Q5. Which of these is a 1967 British film starring Sidney Poitier, Christian Roberts, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall and Lulu that was based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by E. R. Braithwaite?

A
To Sir, with Love
B
Blackboard Jungle
C
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
D
Grease
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Q6. After stints backing Little Richard and the Isley Brothers, who was discovered leading "Jimmy James and the Blue Flames" at the Café Wha? in New York and taken to London on 26 September 1966 to make hit records?

A
Meatloaf
B
PJ Proby
C
Jimi Hendrix
D
James Taylor
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Q7. Which continent has the world's highest waterfall, largest river by volume, longest mountain range, driest non-polar place, largest rainforest, highest capital city, and highest commercially navigable lake?

Note: This question was updated in March 2017
A
Asia
B
North America
C
South America
D
Europe
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